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What does Dawn mean?
Dawn 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced dornn. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dawn is "the first appearance of light, daybreak". Modern use of the word for a name. The Latin term Aurora dates back about 1500 years, but Dawn first appeared in the late 1920s. Opera singer Dawn Upshaw; comedienne Dawn French; basketball player Dawn Staley.
STARTS WITH Da-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, light, modern, dawn, opera
Variations
VARIANTS Adawna, Dawna▼, Dawne, Dawnelle, Dawnetta, Dawnette, Dawnielle, Dawnika, Dawnita, Dawnyelle, Dawnysia, Dowan, Duwan, Dwan
SEE ALSO Keiba
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dawn Loretta (D.L.), ..
How popular is Dawn?
Dawn is a very popular first name for women (#105 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#19079 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dawn reached its highest position of #26 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, and is at #1960 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aurora (#44 LAST YEAR), Dawna and Dawne are the popular related forms of Dawn (#1960). Usage of these forms of Dawn was at its highest during the years 1960-1969 (AVERAGE #653) and has become significantly reduced since (#1501, ▼55.6%), with forms such as Dawn falling out of fashion. Aurora has been the overall favorite.
Similar Names
Dawn▼ is pronounced similarly to Dagne, Dane, Danne, Dayann, Dayne, Deane, Deann▼, Deanne▼, Deeann, Dene, Deon, Dian▼, Diane▼, Diann▼, Dianne▼, Dion, Dione, Duane, Dwayne, Dyan, Dyane, Dyann and Dyanne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Da-, Dabny (see Dabney), Dace, Dacy, Dada, Dael, Daena, Dafna, Dafne, Dagna, Dagny, Dahl, Dahna, Dai, Dail, Daina, Dale▼, Daly, Dama, Dana▼, Dani▲, Danna, Danni, Danny, Dany, Daph, Dara▲, Darb, Dari, Daron, Daryn, Davy, Day, Daya, Dayna▼ and Fawn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dawn.
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